First-World Problems...

What the hell is going on with quality control in our major corporations? This bulb lasted barely 18 years. Nowadays of course Sylvania is owned by the Chinese, or the Canadians (they're the same I think). But I can't blame them for this spectacular failure.

And the worst part is that I couldn't think of a power tool that I could use to change the bulb. So not only did I have to change a bulb in a high ceiling, I had to do it manually!

Posted by: CBD at 02:00 PM

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Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 02:01 PM (2JoB8)

2 I miss soft yellow light bulbs.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 27, 2022 02:02 PM (U2p+3)

3 There are gadgets to change bulbs in high ceilings from ground.

Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 02:03 PM (2JoB8)

4 I bought case of blubs during the ubama mistake.

Posted by: Eromero at March 27, 2022 02:03 PM (/RDPd)

5 100!

99 to spin the house and one to hold it in place!

//Just the Punchline

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:03 PM (Lzpvj)

6 I miss soft yellow light bulbs.

You can sort of get that in LED bulbs now, but the light isn't quite right.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at March 27, 2022 02:04 PM (SchxB)

7 LED bulbs are nice but pricey, squiggly bulbs suck

Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 02:04 PM (2JoB8)

8 There are gadgets to change bulbs in high ceilings from ground.

Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 02:03 PM (2JoB

I have one. They don't work all that well, and besides, all I needed was a step ladder. But it is the principle of the thing!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 02:04 PM (XIJ/X)

9 Just you wait.....soon we will be reduced to candle making.

Thanks Joe!

Posted by: Hairyback Guy at March 27, 2022 02:05 PM (R/m4+)

10 I have one. They don't work all that well, and besides, all I needed was a step ladder. But it is the principle of the thing!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March

Well. If you were sober long enough to get tools and a step ladder together, it may not be as difficult.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 27, 2022 02:06 PM (U2p+3)

11 The overseas-manufactured bulbs have absurdly short lives. I set a new record with a Philips the other day (Made in Poland). It was bad out of the box.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 27, 2022 02:06 PM (W66RU)

12 Q: How many introverts does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: *plaintive wail* Why does it have to be a group activity??

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 02:07 PM (4I/2K)

13 LASTED 18 YEARS BECAUSE IT IS RATED AT 130vac AND AT BEST WE GET !@)vac. THE DIFFERENCE IN VOLTAGE MOST LIKELY 2XED THE LIFE.

Shit had caps on but not going to retype that.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 02:07 PM (iDcra)

14 The suction cup things work pretty well, but there really is nothing like dropping one of those bulbs from 10 feet or so.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at March 27, 2022 02:07 PM (oWBc3)

15 I want REAL 100W incandescent bulbs back.

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at March 27, 2022 02:07 PM (II3Gr)

16 What is a light bulb?

Posted by: Marsha Blackburn at March 27, 2022 02:07 PM (jYQlA)

17 Nurse off the top rope!

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 27, 2022 02:08 PM (fsetr)

18 !@) = 120

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 02:08 PM (iDcra)

19 14 The suction cup things work pretty well, but there really is nothing like dropping one of those bulbs from 10 feet or so.
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at March 27, 2022 02:07 PM (oWBc3)
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I wouldn't trust a suction cup for this, but there are cage-like holders with springs around the opening that can be attached to extension rods. They work great, and when you're done, you just tug the holder off the bulb.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:09 PM (iDxGz)

20 I went through the house a few weeks ago looking at the lights. I have one original left after 21 years. Damn thing just keeps of illuminating!

Posted by: Diogenes at March 27, 2022 02:10 PM (axyOa)

21 You had light?

Luxury!!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:10 PM (Msys3)

22 !@) = 120
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AoSHQ is developing its own obscure programing language.

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 27, 2022 02:10 PM (W66RU)

23 As my older bulbs burn out, I'm replacing them with LED's. I don't have any squiggly fluorescent light anymore. Fluorescent light kills the soul.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:10 PM (Fs5vw)

24 So not only did I have to change a bulb in a high ceiling, I had to do it manually!

..

I would have sold the house.

Posted by: Constant Crisis at March 27, 2022 02:10 PM (VWIOC)

25 21 You had light?

Luxury!!
Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:10 PM (Msys3)

All we had was formlessness and the void. We couldn't even dream of having light because it didn't exist yet!

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at March 27, 2022 02:11 PM (II3Gr)

26 First world moving to second world problem - imagine before the decline of the Empire, a French president essentially saying, "who's bitch is this?" to his American counterpart?

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at March 27, 2022 02:11 PM (oWBc3)

27 you just tug the ~~holder~~ fixture off of the ceiling.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

Posted by: Mike Hammer, etc., etc. at March 27, 2022 02:12 PM (W66RU)

28 23 As my older bulbs burn out, I'm replacing them with LED's. I don't have any squiggly fluorescent light anymore. Fluorescent light kills the soul.
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:10 PM (Fs5vw)

Life kills the soul. Fluorescents just give you eye strain and headaches.

Posted by: Insomniac - Outlaw. Hoarder. Wrecker. Honker. at March 27, 2022 02:12 PM (II3Gr)

29 LEDs are OK, and the energy savings are nice, but it always seems like the color is slightly off, and the room is darker than it should be in some ways and brighter in others - which makes no sense at all.

Posted by: Cato, Collectivism Delenda Est, Post-Apocalyptic Scourge of the Seas at March 27, 2022 02:13 PM (Unq4t)

30 So not only did I have to change a bulb in a high ceiling, I had to do it manually!
___________

In a previous house we had a light over a staircase that was about 12 feet above the floor. Extension rod plus cage-like gizmo ... done. No way I'm going to change the bulb by leaning out over the banister OR using a ladder. Both are great ways to break your neck.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:13 PM (iDxGz)

31 I have one. They don't work all that well, and besides, all I needed was a step ladder. But it is the principle of the thing!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March

If you had principal, you'd of called the janitor.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 27, 2022 02:13 PM (axyOa)

32 LASTED 18 YEARS BECAUSE IT IS RATED AT 130vac AND AT BEST WE GET !@)vac.

Don't blame you. I cuss every time I have to replace a light, too.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at March 27, 2022 02:13 PM (SchxB)

33 Light bulbs? Pffft.

I have a closet full of suits that are just twenty years old and they all stopped fitting me!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 02:14 PM (guGkK)

34 I have some contraband 100W incandescent lamps. I wonder how many years I would get if I sold them on the black market.... times 10 if Big Fed knew I posted here.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 02:14 PM (iDcra)

35 So not only did I have to change a bulb in a high ceiling, I had to do it manually!

..

I would have sold the house.
Posted by: Constant Crisis at March 27, 2022 02:10 PM (VWIOC)

I just go on NextDoor and bleg for free use of a very tall ladder and would you bring it over and pick it up after? I need it done this afternoon.

Posted by: Your Neighbor on NextDoor at March 27, 2022 02:14 PM (4I/2K)

36 NextDoor: training camp for Karen's.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 02:16 PM (jYQlA)

37 >>>So not only did I have to change a bulb in a high ceiling, I had to do it manually!

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At least it was light.

Posted by: 496 at March 27, 2022 02:16 PM (U1eOr)

38 I have a closet full of suits that are just twenty years old and they all stopped fitting me!
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 02:14 PM (guGkK)
___________

I'm puzzled as to how they shrink the waist, but not the length of suits.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:16 PM (iDxGz)

39 I wouldn't trust a suction cup for this, but there are cage-like holders with springs around the opening that can be attached to extension rods. They work great, and when you're done, you just tug the holder off the bulb.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

I use a multiple cup head to remove/install floods - I get the cups moist first. As you mentioned, I use the gage arrangement for traditionally shaped bulbs. In one of the rooms I have a 24 foot ceiling in spots - it feels like I am manipulating a 50 foot pole though.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:16 PM (Msys3)

40 Well, if it is any consolation, the LED replacement for that flood will use about 1/8th the energy. The current generation of LED bulbs is pretty dependable, now. All my built-in fixtures here at the Arizona casa are LED, and on some of them you can dial in the color temperature.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:17 PM (P3gRi)

41 Oops. Karens.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 02:17 PM (jYQlA)

42 There outta be a law. LED bulbs promise long life, green energy and low power consumption. They are and they do. 2 years if you're lucky and not enough light to read a book and green tinged light. Progress commrade.

Posted by: Ray at March 27, 2022 02:17 PM (sw3xv)

43 "What the hell is going on with quality control in our major corporations? This bulb lasted barely 18 years."

Consider yourself fortunate it lasted 18 years. Sylvania probably screwed-up when manufacturing the bulb!

Below are two facts that all businessmen and engineers know. (And take advantage of?)

An item that lasts forever never needs to be replaced.

An item used to its maximum capability will fail.

Posted by: Gref at March 27, 2022 02:17 PM (AMIL/)

44 I have some contraband 100W incandescent lamps. I wonder how many years I would get if I sold them on the black market.... times 10 if Big Fed knew I posted here.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 02:14 PM (iDcra)

Hold onto them!

Experts say that as an investment, 100W incandescent bulbs are the Beanie Babies of the future!

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 02:18 PM (guGkK)

45 Like voltage through our light bulbs, so are the lights of our lives.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 27, 2022 02:19 PM (axyOa)

46 How many drummers does it take to change a light bulb? None. They have machines to do hat now.

Posted by: Ray at March 27, 2022 02:19 PM (sw3xv)

47 1st world problems:
Chili's being out of baby back ribs. Your entire corporate identity is baby back ribs and you allow a restaurant to run out?
Sam's Club snack bar being out of Sam's Club pizzas.

Folks, the levels of incompetence are staggering and unprecedented.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 02:19 PM (TWobj)

48 I just go on NextDoor and bleg for free use of a very tall ladder and would you bring it over and pick it up after? I need it done this afternoon.
Posted by: Your Neighbor on NextDoor at March 27, 2022 02:14 PM (4I/2K)
____________

A liberal acquaintance asked me if I would be willing to bring my power auger over to his house to rotorooter his sewage lines before the reception for the "marriage" of his daughter to her girlfriend, and then to bugger off.

He didn't ask to come over to borrow it, or offer to help. No. Would I basically come over and do all the work while he sipped chablis and watched, and then would I kindly get lost.

I'm not making this up.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:19 PM (iDxGz)

49 Like voltage through our light bulbs, so are the lights of our lives.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 27, 2022 02:19 PM (axyOa)

Much like the passage of time, which is significant.

Posted by: Kumala Harris at March 27, 2022 02:19 PM (guGkK)

50 A millennial simply holds up the lightbulb and waits for the world to revolve around her.

Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 27, 2022 02:20 PM (fsetr)

51 Good for 22 years they say. Pffft. Just changed one bulb today and it ain't been 22 years. I have a bunch of incandescent bulbs in the attic. Actually the new ones are better. Just have to make sure they are dimmable.

Posted by: Javems at March 27, 2022 02:21 PM (AmoqO)

52 I have a junk closet I need to clean out to make it into a hideyhole for tornado season.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:21 PM (Fs5vw)

53 Tornado Season Hideyhole used to tour with Earth, Wind and Fire back in the day, IIRC.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 02:22 PM (jYQlA)

54 50 A millennial simply holds up the lightbulb and waits for the world to revolve around her.
Posted by: Duke Lowell at March 27, 2022 02:20 PM (fsetr)

LOL. I'm stealing that.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:23 PM (Fs5vw)

55 I have a junk closet I need to clean out to make it into a hideyhole for tornado season.
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:21 PM (Fs5vw)

Wait. You can't just chain yourself to a cow?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 02:23 PM (guGkK)

56 Just have to make sure they are dimmable.
Posted by: Javems at March 27, 2022 02:21 PM (AmoqO)

I have no dimmer switches in the house. Lights are either on, or off. If I want mood lighting, plug in table lamps or swag lamps are fine.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:24 PM (P3gRi)

57 55 I have a junk closet I need to clean out to make it into a hideyhole for tornado season.
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:21 PM (Fs5vw)

Wait. You can't just chain yourself to a cow?
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 02:23 PM (guGkK)
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Just have a trailer park nearby to bait the tornado away from you.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:24 PM (iDxGz)

58 56 Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:24 PM (P3gRi)

or you know set a houseguest on fire....

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:25 PM (Lzpvj)

59 I heard the european incandescent bulbs last twice as long. I've smuggled cheese but never bulbs.

Posted by: Javems at March 27, 2022 02:25 PM (AmoqO)

60 First world moving to second world problem - imagine before the decline of the Empire, a French president essentially saying, "who's bitch is this?" to his American counterpart?
Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at March 27, 2022 02:11 PM (oWBc3)

This is the story of Latin Monetary Union under the direction of Napoleon III

Posted by: Kindltot at March 27, 2022 02:25 PM (xhaym)

61 Spring is late this year in OK.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:25 PM (Fs5vw)

62 THE DIFFERENCE IN VOLTAGE MOST LIKELY 2XED THE LIFE.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 02:07 PM (iDcra)

And they were often dimmed a bit. That extends bulb life a lot!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 02:25 PM (XIJ/X)

63 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?

Posted by: Boomstick at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (6DmlK)

64 59 Posted by: Javems at March 27, 2022 02:25 PM (AmoqO)

The EUnuchs have more retail freedom than we do in many areas.

Ponder that.

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (Lzpvj)

65 He didn't ask to come over to borrow it, or offer to help. No. Would I basically come over and do all the work while he sipped chablis and watched, and then would I kindly get lost.

I'm not making this up.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

From each according to his ability; to each according to his need, comrade.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Not a Biologist at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (FVME7)

66 If you were sober long enough to get tools and a step ladder together, it may not be as difficult.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 27, 2022 02:06 PM (U2p+3)

Sobriety is overrated.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (XIJ/X)

67
And the worst part is that I couldn't think of a power tool that I could use to change the bulb. So not only did I have to change a bulb in a high ceiling, I had to do it manually!

----

I've found that if you put the ladder on a dolly it's easier to turn it.

Posted by: Semi-Literate Thug at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (2iDSr)

68 Trilled /r/ is associated with roughness, linking sound and touch across spoken languages

From Nature

https://tinyurl.com/2x7zehh5

Posted by: Kindltot at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (xhaym)

69 I heard the european incandescent bulbs last twice as long.

That's because they measure the lifespan in metric.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (guGkK)

70 63 Posted by: Boomstick at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (6DmlK)

Yes, I also did not put license plates on my underwear.

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:27 PM (Lzpvj)

71 Sobriety is overrated.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I'll drink to that!!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:27 PM (Msys3)

72 I have no dimmer switches in the house. Lights are either on, or off. If I want mood lighting, plug in table lamps or swag lamps are fine.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:24 PM (P3gRi)

Folks who wired this house must have been romantically inclined.

Posted by: Javems at March 27, 2022 02:27 PM (AmoqO)

73 Wait. You can't just chain yourself to a cow?

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 02:23 PM (guGkK)

. . . He'd need a bigger closet.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 27, 2022 02:28 PM (xhaym)

74 72 Posted by: Javems at March 27, 2022 02:27 PM (AmoqO)

A lot of folks are cuter in the dark, me included.

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:29 PM (Lzpvj)

75 Folks who wired this house must have been romantically inclined.
Posted by: Javems

"Tonight's the night!! Brace yourself Kathleen!!"

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:29 PM (Msys3)

76 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick

Yes.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 02:30 PM (jYQlA)

77 A liberal acquaintance asked me if I would be willing to bring my power auger over to his house to rotorooter his sewage lines before the reception for the "marriage" of his daughter to her girlfriend, and then to bugger off.

He didn't ask to come over to borrow it, or offer to help. No. Would I basically come over and do all the work while he sipped chablis and watched, and then would I kindly get lost.

I'm not making this up.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
===

I had a guy like that, an acquiescence, make an ask like that once. I said sure when do you need me to do that? He told me and I said OK but I might be 15 or 20 minutes late and then never came or answered my phone. He never asked again. Wish he had never talked to me but you takes whats you can gets.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 02:30 PM (iDcra)

78 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (6DmlK)

Yes.

Posted by: Diogenes at March 27, 2022 02:30 PM (axyOa)

79 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?

Posted by: Boomstick
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Yes.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 27, 2022 02:30 PM (ju2Fy)

80 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick

You save the twist-ties from bread bags too, don't ya?

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:30 PM (Msys3)

81 I have to get out the 10ft step ladder to change the bulbs in my living room. It is a pain so I converted to all LED because they last 5 years or so before they go purple.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at March 27, 2022 02:31 PM (bVYXr)

82 I have a junk closet I need to clean out to make it into a hideyhole for tornado season.
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:21 PM (Fs5vw)

My Alberta place (which is in Alberta's Tornado alley) has a disused dry well about 20 feet deep, made of 48 inch spiral steel culvert pipe. I should get some 3/4" rebar, and weld a set of ladder rungs down one side. It would need ventilation; maybe a 12 volt computer muffin fan run off a solar panel.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:31 PM (P3gRi)

83 If I want mood lighting, plug in table lamps or swag lamps are fine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:24 PM (P3gRi)

No lava lamps?

Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 27, 2022 02:31 PM (MpNo6)

84 Yes.
Posted by: Quarter Twenty

fist bump

Posted by: Diogenes at March 27, 2022 02:31 PM (axyOa)

85 Ok, it's been confirmed by two or more witnesses.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 02:31 PM (jYQlA)

86 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (6DmlK)

yes.

Posted by: Amy Schumer at March 27, 2022 02:31 PM (guGkK)

87 I contend with modern building materials it would be easy to build a flame resistant house in a fire zone like in many parts like the west. Never thought of how to build a tornado proof one, guess it could be done.

Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 02:32 PM (2JoB8)

88 If I want mood lighting, plug in table lamps or swag lamps are fine.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:24 PM (P3gRi)

No lava lamps?
Posted by: Deplorable Ian Galt at March 27, 2022 02:31 PM (MpNo6)

There's nothing like a lava lamp to put the ladies in the mood.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 02:32 PM (guGkK)

89 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
*************
Yes.

Posted by: Norman Spiny at March 27, 2022 02:33 PM (e27gf)

90 71 Sobriety is overrated.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

I'll drink to that!!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:27 PM (Msys3)

My VA GP is after my liver. Have done three rounds of blood tests and due a liver scan and one more round, of blood tests. Told her I've cut back. Jeeze.

Posted by: Javems at March 27, 2022 02:33 PM (AmoqO)

91 86 Posted by: Amy Schumer at March 27, 2022 02:31 PM (guGkK)

Si!

//Carlos Mencia

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:34 PM (Lzpvj)

92 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?

Posted by: Boomstick at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (6DmlK)

Nope!

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 02:34 PM (XIJ/X)

93 78 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (6DmlK)

Yes.
Posted by: Diogenes at March 27, 2022 02:30 PM (axyOa)

I find it much easier just to vastly overestimate a bulb's life when it burns out.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:34 PM (Fs5vw)

94 THE DIFFERENCE IN VOLTAGE MOST LIKELY 2XED THE LIFE.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 02:07 PM (iDcra)

And they were often dimmed a bit. That extends bulb life a lot!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 02:25 PM (XIJ/X)

The 130 volt bulbs were intended for rural service, where grid voltage is not so tightly regulated as it is in the cities.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:34 PM (P3gRi)

95 I contend with modern building materials it would be easy to build a flame resistant house in a fire zone like in many parts like the west. Never thought of how to build a tornado proof one, guess it could be done.
Posted by: Skip

Don't bother. Once we're all driving ecars, there won't be tornados anymore.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Not a Biologist at March 27, 2022 02:34 PM (FVME7)

96 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick

You know that sort of record-and-material style data set is not really valid unless you have the time-tick recorded as well. No need to get finer increments than 10th of a second, though.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 27, 2022 02:34 PM (xhaym)

97
Light bulbs last for a century in my country. You'll find out soon enough the reason why.

Posted by: Venezuela at March 27, 2022 02:34 PM (dQvv7)

98 62 THE DIFFERENCE IN VOLTAGE MOST LIKELY 2XED THE LIFE.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 02:07 PM (iDcra)

And they were often dimmed a bit. That extends bulb life a lot!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 02:25 PM (XIJ/X)
____________

The biggest factor in the lifetime at least of incandescent bulbs? How many times they're turned on and off. The current surge is what fries filaments.

There was a light bulb in a firehouse somewhere that had been burning continuously for 100 years.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:35 PM (iDxGz)

99 The EUnuchs have more retail freedom than we do in many areas.

Ponder that.

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (Lzpvj)

Often thought I would move to Normandy or Brittany given the chance.

Posted by: Javems at March 27, 2022 02:35 PM (AmoqO)

100 Put a new blade on the lawnmower this past week. 14mm nut. That size wrench was not long enough to get the leverage needed to loosen the nut. No cheater bar. Found my old big-ass torque wrench (1/2" drive) but apparently I never acquired a 1/2" to 3/8" drive adaptor to use the 3/8" drive 14 mm socket.

Had to use my waning old man strength on a slightly longer-handled socket wrench (not a ratchet).

Tools, man. It always comes down to having the right tool for that particular job.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 02:35 PM (4I/2K)

101 90 Posted by: Javems at March 27, 2022 02:33 PM (AmoqO)

On the one hand "it is no joke" I have a I guess stepbrother who is facing a liver stent I guess....

on the other hand when I pursued the grape I was fond of telling my doctors- I assure you sir/ma'am my metaoblism requires alcohol or I'll get cancer.

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:35 PM (Lzpvj)

102 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick
___________

LOL. I do that with the sacrificial anode on the water heater, and will filters on the central heating furnace.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:36 PM (iDxGz)

103 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick

Let me guess... you know the commute to work within 1/10 of a mile, don't you?

Posted by: MkY at March 27, 2022 02:36 PM (cPGH3)

104 I don't know what he used, but the XO replaced the lights in the kitchen and downstairs bathroom yesterday morning. Both rooms are now as bright as the heart of the sun. It's weird. I'm not used to actually seeing what I'm doing when I make meals.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style! at March 27, 2022 02:36 PM (vMM2s)

105 99 Posted by: Javems at March 27, 2022 02:35 PM (AmoqO)

I'm pondering Lincolnshire-the problem is it is easier for a Durka Durka to migrate to the UK than it is for someone who is descended from Doomsday.

"Strange but true"

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:36 PM (Lzpvj)

106 There was a light bulb in a firehouse somewhere that had been burning continuously for 100 years.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:35 PM (iDxGz)

In Livermore CA.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (XIJ/X)

107 Some jobs require a little alcohol to make it interesting.

Posted by: 4thewin at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (8Dwik)

108 In Russia, light bulbs replace you!

Posted by: Vlad The Invader at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (jYQlA)

109 Send me 10% of your lightbulbs , NOW.

Posted by: Zelenskyy at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (V13WU)

110 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick

So we're back to the significance of the passage of time?

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Not a Biologist at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (FVME7)

111 Put a new blade on the lawnmower this past week. 14mm nut.
Count de Monet

Those things can get nasty. I like anti-seize compound on them.

Posted by: MkY at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (cPGH3)

112 I'd light up the house for Christmas using those lights. Highlight the trees. Looked great.

But I'm in Canada. Too much work. Too much money. Screw it. Let's get to the freaking revolution...

Posted by: Stateless at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (FsZ2q)

113 How many telemarketers does it take to change a light bulb?

Only one but they have to do it during dinner.

Posted by: Mudshark at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (aD7sR)

114 95 Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Not a Biologist at March 27, 2022 02:34 PM (FVME7)

You drive in the other direction on odd days....

//Weatherman Lieawatha Warren

More seriously, rebar dome homes are tornado resistant.

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:38 PM (Lzpvj)

115 > I couldn't think of a power tool that I could use to change the bulb.

AR-15.

Posted by: ArthurK at March 27, 2022 02:38 PM (ttOM0)

116 Put a new blade on the lawnmower this past week. 14mm nut. That size wrench was not long enough to get the leverage needed to loosen the nut. No cheater bar. Found my old big-ass torque wrench (1/2" drive) but apparently I never acquired a 1/2" to 3/8" drive adaptor to use the 3/8" drive 14 mm socket.
_____________

Pro tip: get an impact driver (~$100) with quarter-and half-inch adapters for sockets. Brrrrrrapppp! Nut removed. With one hand. You'll be laughing. Trust me.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:38 PM (iDxGz)

117 There was a light bulb in a firehouse somewhere that had been burning continuously for 100 years.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:35 PM (iDxGz)

And you can thank a black man for that!

Posted by: F. Joe Biden at March 27, 2022 02:38 PM (guGkK)

118 In Livermore CA.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (XIJ/X)
__________

That's it! Thanks. I was trying to remember where it was.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:39 PM (iDxGz)

119 106 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (XIJ/X)

which means it has survived several massive earthquakes....

you should put it in Tank Abrams' home.

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:39 PM (Lzpvj)

120 My Alberta place (which is in Alberta's Tornado alley) has a disused dry well about 20 feet deep, made of 48 inch spiral steel culvert pipe. I should get some 3/4" rebar, and weld a set of ladder rungs down one side. It would need ventilation; maybe a 12 volt computer muffin fan run off a solar panel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:31 PM (P3gRi)

Just put a loose but lockable top on it. It's not like you're going to be down there for weeks.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:39 PM (Fs5vw)

121 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (6DmlK)

Yes.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 02:40 PM (4I/2K)

122 And the worst part is that I couldn't think of a power tool that I could use to change the bulb.

Stepladder on an Alexa-controlled Roomba with a toilet plunger chucked into your electric drill.

Posted by: t-bird at March 27, 2022 02:40 PM (D6lWx)

123 I couldn't think of a power tool that I could use to change the bulb.

An Ingersoll-Rand impact wrench - 1/2 drive should do it.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:40 PM (Msys3)

124 They do sell those commercial grade, 11 ft. pole light bulb changing kits at Home Depot.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 27, 2022 02:40 PM (NpAcC)

125 And they were often dimmed a bit. That extends bulb life a lot!
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo

So dim = long lived? Explains Biden. And Pelosi.

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Not a Biologist at March 27, 2022 02:40 PM (FVME7)

126 Ott lights. Stitchers prefer them because they don't distort color. Nothing I love better than running outside with a fistful of fibers to check color because the store has fluorescent light fixtures.

Posted by: Captain Josepha Sabin -- bitterly clinging to the deplorable life '70s style! at March 27, 2022 02:41 PM (vMM2s)

127 I avoid ladders.
This accounts for my advanced years, free of injuries.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 27, 2022 02:41 PM (jTmQV)

128 My Alberta place (which is in Alberta's Tornado alley) has a disused dry well about 20 feet deep, made of 48 inch spiral steel culvert pipe. I should get some 3/4" rebar, and weld a set of ladder rungs down one side. It would need ventilation; maybe a 12 volt computer muffin fan run off a solar panel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:31 PM (P3gRi)

Twenty feet is pretty deep, far below the freeze line.
Have you considered it for a low-heat geothermal heat sink? You could drop a ductless heat pump down it, and run it summer and winter.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 27, 2022 02:41 PM (xhaym)

129 66 If you were sober long enough to get tools and a step ladder together, it may not be as difficult.

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 27, 2022 02:06 PM (U2p+3)

Sobriety is overrated.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 02:26 PM (XIJ/X)
__________

Plus, you'll be relaxed at impact when you fall off the ladder.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:41 PM (iDxGz)

130 I use a fabric marker to put a date code on all of my new dress shirts so I can tell which set of measurement revisions they reflect.

I no longer put it over the pocket.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 02:42 PM (guGkK)

131 And the worst part is that I couldn't think of a power tool that I could use to change the bulb. So not only did I have to change a bulb in a high ceiling, I had to do it manually!

The extended light bulb changer like they use in office buildings and duct tape it to a socket extension for a battery powered drill.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 02:42 PM (TWobj)

132 Isn't the theory on incandescent light bulbs the on and off is what kills them eventually?
Think never had one go except when turning it on

Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 02:42 PM (2JoB8)

133 Definite first world problem.

The easy-open/re-sealable packaging for many food products, I've found in the last few years, no longer "work". Meaning, the tear-strips don't tear at all, or straight/such that they open the package.

Cellophane covers on tubs of things like hummus - the tab provided to grip-and-rip ..... doesn't work. You have to take a knife and carve the cellophane off the container around the 360.

The little cheese sticks with the easy-open tops? Nope. A few brands now, literally have to use scissors to open them.

Weird. Materials? Process? Designs are clever and remain as before, but many of these things simply don't "work" any more. It's back to knives and scissors to open many things that have been tool-free easy open for years.

Posted by: rhomboid at March 27, 2022 02:42 PM (OTzUX)

134 Ive been in my house for 3 years and have yet to change a bulb. I figure when one goes then the other 92 will go all at once.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 02:43 PM (MqTl2)

135 Pro tip: get an impact driver (~$100) with quarter-and half-inch adapters for sockets. Brrrrrrapppp! Nut removed. With one hand. You'll be laughing. Trust me.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:38 PM (iDxGz)

That would require removing the deck on my rider.
I'd rather than block the blade with a piece of 2X4 and get it done... much as I love power tools.
Wait! I need a riding mower lift, don't I?

Posted by: MkY at March 27, 2022 02:43 PM (cPGH3)

136 127 Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 27, 2022 02:41 PM (jTmQV)

https://youtu.be/eteWhbfJivU

Ladder Drills Olympics

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:43 PM (Lzpvj)

137 "Isn't the theory on incandescent light bulbs the on and off is what kills them eventually? "

There is one in Livermore CA that burned since 1917 or so.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 27, 2022 02:43 PM (jTmQV)

138 119 106 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (XIJ/X)

which means it has survived several massive earthquakes....

you should put it in Tank Abrams' home.
Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:39 PM (Lzpvj)
_____________

What about the tsunamis she generates when she slips in the bathtub?

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:43 PM (iDxGz)

139 Pro tip: get an impact driver (~$100) with quarter-and half-inch adapters for sockets. Brrrrrrapppp! Nut removed. With one hand. You'll be laughing. Trust me.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara
===

That is my next tool if I can find an excuse/job. I'm tired of using my pneumatic one for small jobs and I can carry it in the RV to change a tire. Looking at the 20V DeWalt ones.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 02:44 PM (iDcra)

140 My Alberta place (which is in Alberta's Tornado alley) has a disused dry well about 20 feet deep, made of 48 inch spiral steel culvert pipe. I should get some 3/4" rebar, and weld a set of ladder rungs down one side. It would need ventilation; maybe a 12 volt computer muffin fan run off a solar panel.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:31 PM (P3gRi)

Just put a loose but lockable top on it. It's not like you're going to be down there for weeks.
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons

Biggest thing that scares me about an underground tornado shelter? Debris landing on the door to where I can't get out.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 02:44 PM (TWobj)

141 Wow, that's really tough, CBD. I hope you weren't too stressed with this task.

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 02:44 PM (eqjnd)

142 140 Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 02:44 PM (TWobj)

Optimally you have it set up near a hillock where you can leave by walking out,

Posted by: sven at March 27, 2022 02:45 PM (Lzpvj)

143 Put a new blade on the lawnmower this past week. 14mm nut.
Count de Monet

Those things can get nasty. I like anti-seize compound on them.
Posted by: MkY at March 27, 2022 02:37 PM (cPGH3)

A liberal dousing with Liquid Wrench and some wait time before, threads coated with 3-in-1 oil at reassembly. I used to have some anti-seize but it's gone in the mists of time. Vanished, like tears in the rain.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 02:45 PM (4I/2K)

144 Cheap ($25) 4 foot LED shop lights. Already had to replace 3. Less than a year old.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 27, 2022 02:45 PM (BFigT)

145 Sad thing is these days a light bulb that lasts 18 years is pretty good. Get the LED lights, they will give better light and cost less on the electric bill, no matter how long they last.

Posted by: exdem13 at March 27, 2022 02:45 PM (W+kMI)

146 Biggest thing that scares me about an underground tornado shelter? Debris landing on the door to where I can't get out.
Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 02:44 PM (TWobj)

That's where the freezer filled with Hot Pockets comes in.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 02:45 PM (guGkK)

147 103 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick

Let me guess... you know the commute to work within 1/10 of a mile, don't you?
Posted by: MkY at March 27, 2022 02:36 PM (cPGH3

Or has rigged a vacuum hose to a handsaw so sawdust doesn't get on the floor.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:45 PM (Fs5vw)

148 I no longer put it over the pocket.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 02:42 PM (guGkK)

That would be the Mark of the Breast, wouldn't it?

Posted by: Kindltot at March 27, 2022 02:45 PM (xhaym)

149 Posted by: rhomboid at March 27, 2022 02:42 PM (OTzUX)

You need a wife for that stuff. My fingernails are too short to engage a lot of those lids and such.

"Honey! Would you please come field this for me?"

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:46 PM (iDxGz)

150 1st world problem - I have to wait 2 weeks (Apr

from when my 2 month old Bosch dishwasher died to get free warranty service. Now, I was told last week that I could call their authorized local servicers and get faster service, but then I'd have to pay their "visit" fees...yeah, no...I'm gonna make you fulfill your own warranty when you only last 2 months before completely dying...

Posted by: Nova local at March 27, 2022 02:46 PM (exHjb)

151 Had to use my waning old man strength on a slightly longer-handled socket wrench (not a ratchet).

Tools, man. It always comes down to having the right tool for that particular job.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 02:35 PM (4I/2K)

A snipe. You need a snipe. Mechanics' term for an extension added to a wrench to give extra leverage. Classic snipe is a piece of pipe partially flattened on one end so the head of the wrench can enter it. Combination wrenches (box end/open end) can be linked by slipping the box of your helper wrench over one jaw of the open end of the wrench being used, effectively doubling your leverage.

And, if you have combination wrenches, use the box end wherever possible on really tight fasteners. Less damage to fasteners, wrenches, and your knuckles.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:47 PM (P3gRi)

152 The Centennial Light is the world's longest lasting light bulb, burning since 1901, and almost never switched off. It is at 4550 East Avenue, Livermore, California, and maintained by the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department. Due to its longevity, the bulb has been noted by The Guinness Book of World Records, Ripley's Believe It or Not!, and General Electric.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 02:47 PM (TWobj)

153 My sippy cup is empty.

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 02:47 PM (eqjnd)

154 Oh crap. I think I'm hanging out online with a bunch of old dudes.

Posted by: Stateless at March 27, 2022 02:47 PM (FsZ2q)

155 Cheap ($25) 4 foot LED shop lights. Already had to replace 3. Less than a year old.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 27, 2022 02:45 PM

We replaced all of our florescent lights at our VFW with LED inserts during our mandatory lock down nearly two years ago with zero failures. And we probably have 75 fixtures with two bulbs each. Very pleased with them.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at March 27, 2022 02:47 PM (bVYXr)

156 *but it's gone in the mists of time.*

I am so stealing that.

Posted by: Comma La at March 27, 2022 02:47 PM (jYQlA)

157 A light bulb is what $3, $4. If it lasts 5 or 15 years does it really matter?

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 02:48 PM (MqTl2)

158 I used to have some anti-seize but it's gone in the mists of time. Vanished, like tears in the rain.
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 02:45 PM (4I/2K)
____________

A wise philosopher once opined - at length (and in fact, rather tediously) - on the significance of the passage of time.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:48 PM (iDxGz)

159 And, if you have combination wrenches, use the box end wherever possible on really tight fasteners. Less damage to fasteners, wrenches, and your knuckles.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:47 PM (P3gRi)
Snipe? We call them cheaters.

Posted by: MkY at March 27, 2022 02:48 PM (cPGH3)

160 I re-carved a broken shovel handle so I could re-use it without buying a new handle

It was too old, I broke the fixed handle. I am faced with the dilemma of buying a new handle for it, or whittling down the remaining stub, and using a long-handled E-tool.

Might be useful on the pit-face, is all I am saying now . . .

Posted by: Kindltot at March 27, 2022 02:48 PM (xhaym)

161 154

Heh. Yep my thought too.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 02:48 PM (MqTl2)

162 The masks are all gone from Miami/Kansas game.

Posted by: Jamaica Queens at March 27, 2022 02:49 PM (b+v9B)

163 Cheap ($25) 4 foot LED shop lights. Already had to replace 3. Less than a year old.
Posted by: Martini Farmer

Father-in-law just put new ones in in his garage. We'll see how long they last.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 02:49 PM (TWobj)

164 When it comes to lightbulbs I am very picky. I use incandescents and only soft white LED's. For the chandeliers I'll use halogens.

Nothing in my house inside or out will ever use those awful cool light LED's which give off a harsh blue green cold glow.

I also have dimmers on every light switch that has a tiny slider on it.

Good lighting is very important as it creates ambiance, which is gives a home a nice warm glow.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 27, 2022 02:50 PM (NpAcC)

165 At the beach.

Nothing like the salty sea air, snow covered mountains across the Sound and some filtered sunshine.

Cheerio!

Posted by: nurse ratched at March 27, 2022 02:50 PM (1pbF2)

166 A snipe. You need a snipe. Mechanics' term for an extension added to a wrench to give extra leverage. Classic snipe is a piece of pipe partially flattened on one end so the head of the wrench can enter it.

Aka, cheater bar.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 02:50 PM (TWobj)

167 I didn't get to be old by being a damn fool...

Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 27, 2022 02:50 PM (jTmQV)

168 And, if you have combination wrenches, use the box end wherever possible on really tight fasteners. Less damage to fasteners, wrenches, and your knuckles.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

No one has yet mentioned the blue tip wrench.

Guys, come'on!

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:50 PM (Msys3)

169 I bought a case of 100W incancdescent bulbs out of spite when they were going to be outlawed where I was. Maybe use them for target practice one day.

Indoor LED bulbs don't last too long outdoors, even in mild Florida winters. Why should they?

Posted by: JM in Florida at March 27, 2022 02:50 PM (L7jyl)

170 48 I just go on NextDoor and bleg for free use of a very tall ladder and would you bring it over and pick it up after? I need it done this afternoon.
Posted by: Your Neighbor on NextDoor at March 27, 2022 02:14 PM (4I/2K)
____________

A liberal acquaintance asked me if I would be willing to bring my power auger over to his house to rotorooter his sewage lines before the reception for the "marriage" of his daughter to her girlfriend, and then to bugger off.

He didn't ask to come over to borrow it, or offer to help. No. Would I basically come over and do all the work while he sipped chablis and watched, and then would I kindly get lost.

I'm not making this up.
---------
Dude wasn't even going to order a pizza or a Biggie Bag or buy you a six-pack? Cheap-ass bastard. Were Manuel and Juan not available at Lowes that day?

Posted by: exdem13 at March 27, 2022 02:51 PM (W+kMI)

171 That is my next tool if I can find an excuse/job. I'm tired of using my pneumatic one for small jobs and I can carry it in the RV to change a tire. Looking at the 20V DeWalt ones.
Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 02:44 PM (iDcra)
___________

That's what I have, and I love it. Once in Home Depot an employee and I were gushing about our impact drivers, while my wife looked on with amusement. Boys and their toys!

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:51 PM (iDxGz)

172 The silver needs polishing.

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 02:51 PM (eqjnd)

173 In the office, we have overhead lights that used to be fluorescent. Troffers? The LED replacements are just a glowing thing. No bulbs. The whole thing is a light.
Kinda neat.

Posted by: MkY at March 27, 2022 02:51 PM (cPGH3)

174 But thinking of first world problems, Gateway Pundit had this story

https://tinyurl.com/r9tjra7m

Not bangable. Theoretically.

Posted by: Stateless at March 27, 2022 02:51 PM (FsZ2q)

175 The silver needs polishing.
Posted by: ALH

Phrasing?

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:51 PM (Msys3)

176 * The masks are all gone from Miami/Kansas game.*

What about the cheerleaders?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 02:52 PM (jYQlA)

177 The silver needs polishing.

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 02:51 PM (eqjnd)

Boiling water, Aluminum foil, baking soda.

Posted by: Kindltot at March 27, 2022 02:52 PM (xhaym)

178 Dude wasn't even going to order a pizza or a Biggie Bag or buy you a six-pack? Cheap-ass bastard. Were Manuel and Juan not available at Lowes that day?
Posted by: exdem13 at March 27, 2022 02:51 PM (W+kMI)
____________

Nope. Zip de nada. And Manuel and Juan would expect to be paid, so they're right out.

Hell, if he'd even offered to lend a hand, even just in principle, I'd have been happy to do the whole thing. But to be summoned for that crappy job, and then dismissed like a retainer ... no dice.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:53 PM (iDxGz)

179 Deplorable Jay Guevara
------
You're way too nice a person. If you were more of an asshole people would stay away from you. It works!

Posted by: dartist at March 27, 2022 02:53 PM (+ya+t)

180 Not bangable. Theoretically.
Posted by: Stateless

How could you find it? No one has enough arms to hold back all the, err, um . . . . blocking defensive material up and out of the way.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:54 PM (Msys3)

181 Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:51 PM (Msys3)

Hah!

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 02:54 PM (eqjnd)

182 154 Oh crap. I think I'm hanging out online with a bunch of old dudes.
Posted by: Stateless at March 27, 2022 02:47 PM (FsZ2q)

Enjoy. You're soaking in some deep fucking wisdom here.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 02:54 PM (Fs5vw)

183 That would require removing the deck on my rider.
I'd rather than block the blade with a piece of 2X4 and get it done... much as I love power tools.
Wait! I need a riding mower lift, don't I?
Posted by: MkY at March 27, 2022 02:43 PM (cPGH3)

I change the three blades on my old Dixon mower with an air impact, because I have one. I don't have a "mower lift" as such, but I do have a rolling gantry with a chain fall used for lifting engines, etc. So I just hook the chain fall to the front bumper of the Dixon, and lift until it's at a bout a 45 degree angle. No fluids run out, except maybe a little gasoline if the tank is right full. Zip, zip, zip, and I am done. I keep a second set of pre-sharpened blades on hand.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:54 PM (P3gRi)

184 Boiling water, Aluminum foil, baking soda.
Posted by: Kindltot at March 27, 2022 02:52 PM (xhaym)

Some assembly required

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 02:54 PM (eqjnd)

185 I had a NextDoor peep post that he needed someone with a truck to help him move a couch. He would pay $10. I literally LOLed when reading it.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 02:55 PM (MqTl2)

186 Way OT useless trivia:

After mating bees testicles explode and fall off. Well not just his testicles, his entire sexual organs fall off.

So, pretty much honey, nut, cheerio!

Now go have breakfast.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 02:55 PM (TWobj)

187 Not sure the cause, but being 250 pounds plus isn't healthy

Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 02:55 PM (2JoB8)

188 Wouldn't rule out sending that bulb to a repair shop.

Posted by: Constant Crisis at March 27, 2022 02:55 PM (MAmuT)

189 *The silver needs polishing.*

That's not code for anything, right?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 02:56 PM (jYQlA)

190 187 Not sure the cause, but being 250 pounds plus isn't healthy
Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 02:55 PM (2JoB

Doesn't that depend on your height?

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 02:56 PM (eqjnd)

191 Pro tip: get an impact driver (~$100) with quarter-and half-inch adapters for sockets. Brrrrrrapppp! Nut removed. With one hand. You'll be laughing. Trust me.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:38 PM (iDxGz)

That's how it starts. The gateway cordless power tool. The next thing you know you're buying into a 'brand' so that you can swap out all the batteries. Then multiple battery charges. Then upgraded electrical service to your garage. At this point, the dude's entire credit line collapses and he gets uncontrollable flatulence. Until finally, the poor bastard is reduced to a quivering wasted piece of bankrupt jelly.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 02:57 PM (4I/2K)

192 John has a long mustache.

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 02:57 PM (eqjnd)

193 @106 Live shot of the Livermore Centennial Bulb.

https://www.centennialbulb.org/cam.htm

Gives you goosebumps.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 27, 2022 02:57 PM (videA)

194
I have about three floods of that size in my living room on a dimmer. I always start them on lowest setting then bring them up to desired strength. They've lasted over 30 years so far.

Maybe that's the key, slowly bringing the filament up to full strength.

Posted by: Divide by Zero at March 27, 2022 02:57 PM (dQvv7)

195 But thinking of first world problems, Gateway Pundit had this story

https://tinyurl.com/r9tjra7m

Not bangable. Theoretically.
Posted by: Stateless

Helluva coinky dink!

Posted by: Anonosaurus Wrecks, I'm Not a Biologist at March 27, 2022 02:57 PM (FVME7)

196 Wouldn't rule out sending that bulb to a repair shop.
Posted by: Constant Crisis

Didn't John Candy run a Food Repair Shop? The light bulb repair is right next door. Across from the paper clip place.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:57 PM (Msys3)

197 So was the regime change line in the written speech or not?

https://tinyurl.com/4zzk7yvt

Posted by: Biff Pocoroba at March 27, 2022 02:58 PM (YFAIE)

198 Have any of you ever sent his kid to get you a pack of smokes?

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 02:58 PM (eqjnd)

199 You're way too nice a person. If you were more of an asshole people would stay away from you. It works!
Posted by: dartist at March 27, 2022 02:53 PM (+ya+t)
___________

I routinely help people in the neighborhood, especially the elderly ladies on their own, with various DIY tasks. I'm happy to do it - in fact, kind of enjoy it - and they're ever so grateful. It makes everybody feel good.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 02:58 PM (iDxGz)

200 But thinking of first world problems, Gateway Pundit had this story

https://tinyurl.com/r9tjra7m

Not bangable. Theoretically.
Posted by: Stateless at March 27, 2022 02:51 PM (FsZ2q)

Holy smokes, what a porker! Dollars to donuts she died from a blood clot brought on by the WuVaxx.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:58 PM (P3gRi)

201 Have any of you ever sent his kid to get you a pack of smokes?
Posted by: ALH

No, but I used to be that kid.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 02:59 PM (TWobj)

202 Not sure the cause, but being 250 pounds plus isn't healthy
Posted by: Skip

While shopping for the Mrs. in the ladies' item aisle, I noticed some packages were marked in sizes; Small, Medium, Large or Bale of Hay.

I now know why.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:59 PM (Msys3)

203 Ye Olde Harbor Freight sells a corded 1/2" impact for circa forty bucks. Buy five, take four back.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 03:00 PM (jYQlA)

204 * The masks are all gone from Miami/Kansas game.*

What about the cheerleaders?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty
---------------------

Cheerleaders stopped wearing them Thurs., start of Sweet 16. However, several Duke pep band douches were wearing them yesterday.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 27, 2022 03:00 PM (ju2Fy)

205 I still have incandescent bulbs from 2014. 60W, 100W, some 3-ways. I despise LEDs.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:00 PM (Mzdiz)

206 Dad used to send me down to the corner store to buy his smokes, and the clerk always knew which brand to sell me.
I was 6 or 7.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 27, 2022 03:00 PM (jTmQV)

207 Ask Biden how to do it !!!! I am sure he can figure a way to screw up your whole electrical system just by trying to change a bulb...... Nyak.......Nyak.....Nyak.....Sointonlay...

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at March 27, 2022 03:00 PM (rAE97)

208 I routinely help people in the neighborhood, especially the elderly ladies on their own, with various DIY tasks. I'm happy to do it - in fact, kind of enjoy it - and they're ever so grateful. It makes everybody feel good.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

"Anything else need attention here Mrs. Smith? (wink, wink)"

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:01 PM (Msys3)

209 When a lightbulb breaks off and the end gets stuck in the socket people recommend using a cut potato to unscrew it out.
For some reason that trick has never worked for me..

Posted by: redridinghood at March 27, 2022 03:01 PM (NpAcC)

210 Love LEDs. They don't get hot, don't draw much and don't cost much to leave on for long periods of time. They come in all kinds of different color temps now too. Well worth the extra cost to buy for me.

Posted by: dartist at March 27, 2022 03:01 PM (+ya+t)

211 "Anything else need attention here Mrs. Smith? (wink, wink)"
Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:01 PM (Msys3)

Lonely, are we?

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 03:02 PM (eqjnd)

212 So not only did I have to change a bulb in a high ceiling, I had to do it manually!
..
I would have sold the house.
Posted by: Constant Crisis
------
That's what I do when my oven gets dirty.

Posted by: lin-duh at March 27, 2022 03:02 PM (UUBmN)

213 That's how it starts. The gateway cordless power tool. The next thing you know you're buying into a 'brand' so that you can swap out all the batteries. Then multiple battery charges. Then upgraded electrical service to your garage. At this point, the dude's entire credit line collapses and he gets uncontrollable flatulence. Until finally, the poor bastard is reduced to a quivering wasted piece of bankrupt jelly.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 02:57 PM

I have the Home Depot Ryobi one+ six station battery charger unit sitting on a shelf in my garage with six batteries in it plus an extra six batteries just in case.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at March 27, 2022 03:02 PM (bVYXr)

214 My grandpa used to trade in the LTDD when the ashtray was full.

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 03:03 PM (eqjnd)

215 But thinking of first world problems, Gateway Pundit had this story

https://tinyurl.com/r9tjra7m

Not bangable. Theoretically.
Posted by: Stateless
===

She was really into her work.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 03:03 PM (iDcra)

216 When a lightbulb breaks off and the end gets stuck in the socket people recommend using a cut potato to unscrew it out.
For some reason that trick has never worked for me..
Posted by: redridinghood

Yeah, the 'tater fix hasn't worked for me either. I use a pair of needle nosed pliers - stick the jaws in, open them up and turn counter-clockwise. Usually it goes pretty well.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:03 PM (Msys3)

217 Dad used to send me down to the corner store to buy his smokes, and the clerk always knew which brand to sell me.
I was 6 or 7.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 27, 2022 03:00 PM (jTmQV)

I don't recall buying cigarettes as a kid, but I remember the aunts used to give cartons to each other as Christmas presents. They all smoked except my mom.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:03 PM (Mzdiz)

218
Didn't John Candy run a Food Repair Shop? The light bulb repair is right next door. Across from the paper clip place.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 02:57 PM (Msys3)

Hmm. I would go to a food repair shop.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 03:03 PM (Fs5vw)

219 Maybe that's the key, slowly bringing the filament up to full strength.
Posted by: Divide by Zero at March 27, 2022 02:57 PM (dQvv7)
____________

I suspect it is. The thermal shock of going from room temperature (298 Kelvin) to what? 3000 Kelvin or so, in a millisecond takes its toll.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:03 PM (S6plB)

220 Young guy behind the bar got tazed last night. It was at his request because he wanted to experience it. Good grief.
Maybe I should have put this in the food thread.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, oops, I commented again. Sorry, eh. at March 27, 2022 03:03 PM (VdGjU)

221 5 I still have incandescent bulbs from 2014. 60W, 100W, some 3-ways. I despise LEDs.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:00 PM (Mzdiz)
***************
I stocked up on those and had extra cabinets added in the laundry room to hold them all.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 27, 2022 03:04 PM (NpAcC)

222 Holy smokes, what a porker! Dollars to donuts she died from a blood clot brought on by the WuVaxx.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:58 PM (P3gRi)

I may seem like a horrible person but I'm really starting to hope there is a mass die off soon. And retaliation.

Posted by: Stateless at March 27, 2022 03:05 PM (FsZ2q)

223 Replacing bulbs while standing on ladders is why god invented sons. Also to mow the yard. Worst thing about LED is you forget how to open the stupid light fixture the next time you have to change the bulbs.

Best thing is heat. I used to use 250 Watt floods on my light stand at work, not only did they have a 3-hour life, you baked every time you took pictures. Much nicer with LED, can even leave them on while focusing.

Posted by: Fred4D at March 27, 2022 03:05 PM (wgxgK)

224 220 Young guy behind the bar got tazed last night. It was at his request because he wanted to experience it. Good grief.

No working sockets available?

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 03:05 PM (eqjnd)

225 people recommend using a cut potato to unscrew it out.
For some reason that trick has never worked for me..

Posted by: redridinghood
------------------------
It's worked for wife couple of times. Electricians say don't do it. I use a needle nose pliers after flipping the circuit breaker.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 27, 2022 03:05 PM (ju2Fy)

226 I have the Home Depot Ryobi one+ six station battery charger unit sitting on a shelf in my garage with six batteries in it plus an extra six batteries just in case.
Posted by: Mister Scott

*fist bump.
With assorted single battery chargers that came with individual tools.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 03:05 PM (TWobj)

227 A large, fresh carrot is likely sturdier.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 27, 2022 03:06 PM (jTmQV)

228 208 I routinely help people in the neighborhood, especially the elderly ladies on their own, with various DIY tasks. I'm happy to do it - in fact, kind of enjoy it - and they're ever so grateful. It makes everybody feel good.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

"Anything else need attention here Mrs. Smith? (wink, wink)"
Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:01 PM (Msys3)

Is that all the screwing that needs done?

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 03:06 PM (Fs5vw)

229 That's what I do when my oven gets dirty.

Posted by: lin-duh at March 27, 2022 03:02 PM (UUBmN)

I joked that Publius had to buy me a new one after the Christmas roast.

It's only a year old and I'm just to lazy to push the button to start cleaning it.

Still, I'll have to scrub the racks with BKF. You can't leave them in during autoclean.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:07 PM (Mzdiz)

230 By the time those LED's need changing, they will be obsolete.

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 03:07 PM (eqjnd)

231 It's worked for wife couple of times. Electricians say don't do it. I use a needle nose pliers after flipping the circuit breaker.
Posted by: olddog in mo at March 27, 2022 03:05 PM (ju2Fy)

Important safety tip, kids! Olddog guy knows things.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 03:08 PM (4I/2K)

232 I've made IR ink and paint dryers using big flood lights. Can get the focus plane pretty uniform too.

Posted by: Jukin the Deplorable and Totally Unserious at March 27, 2022 03:08 PM (iDcra)

233 Need a bulb changed in a hard-to-reach fixture?

Tell The Paolo to get his ass up there and fix it before he mounts your wife. You're welcome.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at March 27, 2022 03:08 PM (S3EUx)

234 200 But thinking of first world problems, Gateway Pundit had this story

https://tinyurl.com/r9tjra7m

Not bangable. Theoretically.
Posted by: Stateless at March 27, 2022 02:51 PM (FsZ2q)

Holy smokes, what a porker! Dollars to donuts she died from a blood clot brought on by the WuVaxx.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:58 PM (P3gRi)
_____________

Good God. Body positivity? Really? My heart goes to her pall bearers, who will need to be fitted with trusses after the funeral.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:08 PM (S6plB)

235 *fist bump.
With assorted single battery chargers that came with individual tools.

Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 03:05 PM

I have a ryobi bag of them in a closet in the garage. Must be half a dozen single battery chargers in that bag.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at March 27, 2022 03:08 PM (bVYXr)

236 Is that all the screwing that needs done?
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 03:06 PM (Fs5vw)

Any other plumbing that needs to be cleared?

Heh.

Posted by: Bob Filner, Graduate, Encounter Groups of Cleveland at March 27, 2022 03:08 PM (guGkK)

237 The 100-year-burning light bulb outlasts the 69-yearwait for a blob of pitch to drop.

https://tinyurl.com/y3u4fzju

Posted by: JM in Florida at March 27, 2022 03:08 PM (L7jyl)

238 Not very spring like outside

Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 03:09 PM (2JoB8)

239 That's a lovely soliloquy, CBD. You ol' first-worlder, you!

Posted by: m at March 27, 2022 03:09 PM (k8wcX)

240 "Anything else need attention here Mrs. Smith? (wink, wink)"
Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:01 PM (Msys3)

Is that all the screwing that needs done?
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 03:06 PM (Fs5vw)
______________

These ladies are in the 80s, so ... no.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:09 PM (S6plB)

241 I stocked up on those and had extra cabinets added in the laundry room to hold them all.

Posted by: redridinghood at March 27, 2022 03:04 PM (NpAcC)

This new house has a ton of storage. I used to have to keep them in a cabinet above the refrigerator at my apartment. What a PIA. Now they're right over the washing machine, with all my extension cords.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:10 PM (Mzdiz)

242 It's worked for wife couple of times. Electricians say don't do it. I use a needle nose pliers after flipping the circuit breaker.
Posted by: olddog in mo

You could always tell when my Dad was working on an electrical issue:

"TTTTTTUUUUURRRRNNNN ITTTTTT OFFFFFFFFFF!!!!!!!"

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:10 PM (Msys3)

243 I may seem like a horrible person but I'm really starting to hope there is a mass die off soon. And retaliation.

Posted by: Stateless at March 27, 2022 03:05 PM (FsZ2q)

The purebloods may have to watch their asses, too.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:11 PM (Mzdiz)

244 220 Young guy behind the bar got tazed last night. It was at his request because he wanted to experience it. Good grief.

No working sockets available?
Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 03:05 PM (eqjnd)

'Corner Gas' episode. Hank kept begging the cops to taze him.

Posted by: Stateless at March 27, 2022 03:11 PM (FsZ2q)

245 Wonder what that floodlight cost, back in the day?

Posted by: m at March 27, 2022 03:11 PM (k8wcX)

246 These ladies are in the 80s, so ... no.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:09 PM (S6plB)

You need to start fixing things in sorority houses.

Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 03:11 PM (guGkK)

247 Good God. Body positivity? Really? My heart goes to her pall bearers, who will need to be fitted with trusses after the funeral.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

*adopts Cliff Claven voice*

A little known fact is that coffins are available in 'double wide' sizes. Room for six/ten pallbearers.

Honest.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:12 PM (Msys3)

248 A large, fresh carrot is likely sturdier.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 27, 2022 03:06 PM (jTmQV)

How about a nice zucchini?

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:12 PM (Mzdiz)

249 Which is worse---being tazed or pepper sprayed?

Posted by: N.L. Urker, oops, I commented again. Sorry, eh. at March 27, 2022 03:13 PM (VdGjU)

250 You need to start fixing things in sorority houses.
Posted by: Cicero (@cicero43) at March 27, 2022 03:11 PM (guGkK)
___________

Now you're talking.

I was thinking about competing as a female swimmer. Will Thomas has shown the way!

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:13 PM (S6plB)

251 This thread is peak boomer. Not saying it as a bad thing. Just a different world from me or I assume most of my peeps. My power tools are my phone which I use to call someone that owns power tools to fix stuff.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:15 PM (Tknee)

252
I have the Home Depot Ryobi one+ six station battery charger unit sitting on a shelf in my garage with six batteries in it plus an extra six batteries just in case.
Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at March 27, 2022 03:02 PM (bVYXr)

Scotty! We need more power!

Posted by: JM in Florida at March 27, 2022 03:15 PM (L7jyl)

253 These ladies are in the 80s, so ... no.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:09 PM (S6plB)
__________

I really feel sorry for older women left on their own. One had her basement flooded by a heavy rain storm, so my son and I went over and siphoned the water out (she lives on a hill). She said, "Gee, I feel bad, I should be able to do this." I replied, "No, of course not. This is men's work."

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:17 PM (S6plB)

254 220 Young guy behind the bar got tazed last night. It was at his request because he wanted to experience it. Good grief.
Maybe I should have put this in the food thread.
Posted by: N.L. Urker, oops, I commented again. Sorry, eh. at March 27, 2022 03:03 PM (VdGjU)

I used to go to CES fairly regularly, and Taser was there a few times. They offered free demos, and yes there was a line of people waiting to get tased.

Posted by: CppThis at March 27, 2022 03:17 PM (UewuT)

255 I just use candles.
Giant, giant candles.

Posted by: Dr. Varno at March 27, 2022 03:17 PM (vuisn)

256 This thread is peak boomer. Not saying it as a bad thing.
___________

Self-sufficiency breeds self-esteem.

Just sayin'.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:18 PM (S6plB)

257 You know things are bad when even the French President calls Biden Worthless and Weak !!!!!!!!!

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at March 27, 2022 03:18 PM (rAE97)

258 A snipe. You need a snipe. Mechanics' term for an extension added to a wrench to give extra leverage. Classic snipe is a piece of pipe partially flattened on one end so the head of the wrench can enter it. Combination wrenches (box end/open end) can be linked by slipping the box of your helper wrench over one jaw of the open end of the wrench being used, effectively doubling your leverage.

And, if you have combination wrenches, use the box end wherever possible on really tight fasteners. Less damage to fasteners, wrenches, and your knuckles.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 02:47 PM (P3gRi)

Thanks, AOP. Couldn't think of the name of the 14mm wrench I first tried. That's it, a Craftsman open end / box end combo wrench set in a plastic pouch from the late '80s.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 03:19 PM (4I/2K)

259 I've had limited success with pole/suction cup thingy. However, couple of time the bulb has popped off the cup pulling it down. Once I caught it, once I didn't. Busted.

I've had zero success with cage attachment.

Posted by: olddog in mo at March 27, 2022 03:20 PM (ju2Fy)

260 I think a memo went out over how stupid having only the cheerleaders masked looked.
I have two Ryobi cordless.drills and two impact drivers. If I want to break a screw, I use the impacts. When we hung the doors in steel KD frames, the guys would bap bap bap the machine screws in thinking I couldn't get them out with my drill. I could get them out by simply turning the drill, no power needed. A long handled #3 philips screwdriver stuffed their gob, too.

Posted by: Jamaica Queens at March 27, 2022 03:20 PM (b+v9B)

261 You know things are bad when even the French President calls Biden Worthless and Weak !!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Ferd Berfall at March 27, 2022 03:18 PM (rAE97)

Now drop and give me twenty!

Posted by: French President Neidermeyer at March 27, 2022 03:21 PM (4I/2K)

262 Which is worse---being tazed or pepper sprayed?

Posted by: N.L. Urker, oops, I commented again. Sorry, eh. at March 27, 2022 03:13 PM

I had to get pepper sprayed as a requirement to work as an armed guard at a Nuke plant, it was not pleasant. Never been tazed though so I can't compare the two.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at March 27, 2022 03:21 PM (bVYXr)

263 256 Self-sufficiency breeds self-esteem.

Just sayin'.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:18 PM (S6plB)

It also breeds unpleasant visits from the property manager.

Posted by: CppThis at March 27, 2022 03:22 PM (UewuT)

264 257 You know things are bad when even the French President calls Biden Worthless and Weak !!!!!!!!!
=======
As Metallica once sang, "sad but true".

Posted by: exdem13 at March 27, 2022 03:22 PM (W+kMI)

265 251 This thread is peak boomer. Not saying it as a bad thing. Just a different world from me or I assume most of my peeps. My power tools are my phone which I use to call someone that owns power tools to fix stuff.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:15 PM (Tknee)

That was my spouse...then he saw the bills which came with that...so, he at least learned plumbing b/c while gross, he decided you really can't kill yourself or destroy your house doing it.

My previous (and soon to be arriving) Polish guest has now started teaching him power drills and carpentry...so, that's another phone call I can skip...

Electrical, and I'm picking up the phone...

Posted by: Nova local at March 27, 2022 03:22 PM (exHjb)

266 NBC has a Brandon at 40% approval, lowest ever for that poll.

And still his communist scotus pick will easily be confirmed. This is why the left wings long term. When they get power they used it, polls be damned.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:22 PM (Tknee)

267 I have two Ryobi cordless drills and two impact drivers.
____________

The two types act nicely in concert. If you really need to torque something, the impact drivers will do the job.

If you need some touch - e.g., snugging down a screw in frangible material - the cordless drill with a slip clutch is perfect to do so without breaking the material.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:23 PM (S6plB)

268 This thread is peak boomer. Not saying it as a bad thing. Just a different world from me or I assume most of my peeps. My power tools are my phone which I use to call someone that owns power tools to fix stuff.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:15 PM (Tknee)

So what happens when you can't find some other guy to come fix your stuff? I guess it depends on if you're surrounded by others as dependent as yourself.

Don't you want to be a capable man who can fix stuff? That's one of the things I love about people who are 29. They've learned so much about how things work.

Publius and his dad were farmers, and his father would spend a whole day banging something back into functionality. The idea of throwing something away and buying a new one was alien to him. You wouldn't believe the wealth of potentially useful items around this place, if supply chains completely shit the bed.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:23 PM (Mzdiz)

269 Good God. Body positivity? Really? My heart goes to her pall bearers, who will need to be fitted with trusses after the funeral.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:08 PM (S6plB)

they'd have to cremate her in sections.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 03:23 PM (P3gRi)

270 *A large, fresh carrot is likely sturdier.*

That's not code for anything, right?

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 03:24 PM (jYQlA)

271 Search HD or Amazon for bare tools.

Posted by: Jamaica Queens at March 27, 2022 03:24 PM (b+v9B)

272 I really feel sorry for older women left on their own. One had her basement flooded by a heavy rain storm, so my son and I went over and siphoned the water out (she lives on a hill). She said, "Gee, I feel bad, I should be able to do this." I replied, "No, of course not. This is men's work."
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

You're a good guy DJG. The widow lady down the street damn near fights to pay me after a small repair/help. We usually settle up by her promising to use the $ to buy the neighborhood urchins treats. Nice lady.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:25 PM (Msys3)

273 251 This thread is peak boomer. Not saying it as a bad thing. Just a different world from me or I assume most of my peeps. My power tools are my phone which I use to call someone that owns power tools to fix stuff.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:15 PM (Tknee)
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What are you going to do when the Boomers die off? It'll look like that building in Idiocracy that was held up with ropes and was flashing 12:00 on its clock, because no one will know how to do anything.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:25 PM (S6plB)

274 A Russian soldier allegedly surrendered his tank to Ukraine, claiming his military bosses war campaign was too chaotic and that hed rather take up the Ukrainians offer for resettlement than continue fighting.

The soldier will eventually receive $10,000, a comfortable place to live and a chance to apply for citizenship, a Ukrainian official said.

I am in the market for a new car and for considerably more than 10K. Maybe I should put an ad in the russian papers for a tank, only used once and in working order?

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 27, 2022 03:26 PM (Irn0L)

275 My power tools are my phone which I use to call someone that owns power tools to fix stuff.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:15 PM (Tknee)

(sings) "It is the dawning of the Age of Incompetence."

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 03:26 PM (P3gRi)

276 >>.they'd have to cremate her in sections.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

they'll certainly need some kind of permit or waiver from the EPA

Posted by: DB at March 27, 2022 03:27 PM (geLO8)

277 Tool or Tire company calendar girls / poster girls!

Those were the days, my friends.

Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 03:27 PM (4I/2K)

278 Good God. Body positivity? Really? My heart goes to her pall bearers, who will need to be fitted with trusses after the funeral.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

they'd have to cremate her in sections.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

They'd have to take her down to Satriale's Pork Store first.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:28 PM (Msys3)

279 Good God. Body positivity? Really? My heart goes to her pall bearers, who will need to be fitted with trusses after the funeral.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:08 PM (S6plB)

they'd have to cremate her in sections.
Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 03:23 PM (P3gRi)

Perhaps we can be of some assistance?

Posted by: Oregon Highway Department at March 27, 2022 03:29 PM (4I/2K)

280 Tool or Tire company calendar girls / poster girls!

Those were the days, my friends.
Posted by: Count de Monet

My college roommate's Dad had a plumbing supply. He always had cases of Ridgid Tool calendars to pass out. Good times.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:29 PM (Msys3)

281 I use the suction cup thing to change these bulbs. Name-brand LEDs work pretty well these days and save money on my power bill. (The non-brand Chinese ones Amazon sells are crap though).

Posted by: Ian S. at March 27, 2022 03:29 PM (haMNq)

282 268

I realized long ago life is easier to outsource shit. Yeah costs more but whatever. Money isnt everything. Could I learn that stuff? Probably. Do I want to? No. Same reason I pay a yard guy to take care of my lawn. Of course I can do it myself, anyone can cut the grass. I just dont want to.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:29 PM (Tknee)

283 Raquel Welch for Ridgid Tool Co.

https://tinyurl.com/2p92pahx

Posted by: DB at March 27, 2022 03:29 PM (geLO8)

284 I have to admit to loathing working on my own home.

Posted by: Jamaica Queens at March 27, 2022 03:29 PM (b+v9B)

285 The soldier will eventually receive $10,000, a comfortable place to live and a chance to apply for citizenship, a Ukrainian official said.

I am in the market for a new car and for considerably more than 10K. Maybe I should put an ad in the russian papers for a tank, only used once and in working order?
Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 27, 2022 03:26 PM (Irn0L)

Good luck with that, Dude. When Putin eventually over-runs Ukraine, a blindfold and a wall are in your future.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 03:30 PM (P3gRi)

286 I'm not happy with the state of my body-no body positivity here.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, oops, I commented again. Sorry, eh. at March 27, 2022 03:30 PM (VdGjU)

287 So what happens when you can't find some other guy to come fix your stuff? I guess it depends on if you're surrounded by others as dependent as yourself.

Don't you want to be a capable man who can fix stuff? That's one of the things I love about people who are 29. They've learned so much about how things work.
___________

It used to be a mark of manhood to be able to care of business. I was totally disgusted by that commercial where Junior calls Mommy about his flat tire. Not AAA, Mommy.

"Change the @#$%^& tire yourself, or walk home!" Click. Dial tone.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:31 PM (S6plB)

288 "Change the @#$%^& tire yourself, or walk home!" Click. Dial tone.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

Dad? Is that you?

LOL

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:31 PM (Msys3)

289 Am I the only person who writes the date I change a bulb onto the base with a sharpie, so I can tell how long it lasts?
Posted by: Boomstick at March 27, 2022 02:26

No you are not, I do the same. Just like I do w/ the furnace filters.

Posted by: Farmer at March 27, 2022 03:31 PM (55Qr6)

290 Good God. Body positivity? Really? My heart goes to her pall bearers, who will need to be fitted with trusses after the funeral.

Steven Crowder just revealed that he got a fake academic paper published on the topic of "fighting Trump by being fat". So trust the science and stuff.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 27, 2022 03:32 PM (y+iNp)

291 Perhaps we can be of some assistance?
Posted by: Oregon Highway Department at March 27, 2022 03:29 PM (4I/2K)
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Too subtle.

But we'll have a whale of a time!

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:32 PM (S6plB)

292 I really feel sorry for older women left on their own.
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They probably don't have the money to hire a job out either. You guys who help older ladies and men are good people. People I don't care for are the ones that think they can con a nice person into doing something for free.

Posted by: dartist at March 27, 2022 03:32 PM (+ya+t)

293 Raquel Welch for Ridgid Tool Co.

https://tinyurl.com/2p92pahx
Posted by: DB at March 27, 2022 03:29 PM (geLO

Raquel has been making tools rigid for a long time.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 03:33 PM (P3gRi)

294 Perhaps we can be of some assistance?
Posted by: Oregon Highway Department at March 27, 2022 03:29 PM (4I/2K)
____________

Too subtle.

But we'll have a whale of a time!
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:32 PM (S6plB)

Just stay the hell away from our footbridge!

Posted by: The Florida All-Female Footbridge Engineering Staff at March 27, 2022 03:33 PM (guGkK)

295 Dad? Is that you?

LOL
Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:31 PM (Msys3)
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I not only showed my sons how to do it, but even my wife, who wanted to learn how to do it. Just in case.

My sons paid attention, because they knew the next time a tire needed changing, they were up, and I would watch.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:33 PM (S6plB)

296 Heh. I had a flat tire 2 weeks ago. My insurance company has free road side assistance. I called they came, put on the spare.

I could have done it of course. But getting dirty kinda sucks. Let someone else do that shit, lol.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:34 PM (Tknee)

297 Buy said tank, drive it to Poland, ship to US. But as said earlier gas will kill you, better off a wheeled APC

Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 03:34 PM (2JoB8)

298 Hey CBD, there is something that you can buy to change bulbs in a high ceiling. I have one if you need to borrow.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 27, 2022 03:36 PM (mcfjc)

299 Hey CBD, there is something that you can buy to change bulbs in a high ceiling. I have one if you need to borrow.

Ace does it by climbing up his shelves.

Posted by: Ian S. at March 27, 2022 03:37 PM (y+iNp)

300 $10k is kinda low energy money for being a traitor to your country and proving a fucking tank to the other side. Ukes are cheap SOBs.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:37 PM (Tknee)

301 276 >>.they'd have to cremate her in sections.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon

they'll certainly need some kind of permit or waiver from the EPA
Posted by: DB at March 27, 2022 03:27 PM (geLO

In my will, I've requested two of my three ex-wives to be thrown onto my funeral pyre. Looking for EPA clearance now.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 03:37 PM (Fs5vw)

302 Electrical, and I'm picking up the phone...

Posted by: Nova local at March 27, 2022 03:22 PM (exHjb)

I've felt that way about everyone until I met Publius. He worked as an electrician so he knows this shit. I'm never worried that he'll fuck up.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:37 PM (Mzdiz)

303 Really windy here

Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 03:38 PM (2JoB8)

304 Perhaps we can be of some assistance?
Posted by: Oregon Highway Department at March 27, 2022 03:29 PM (4I/2K)
____________

Too subtle.

But we'll have a whale of a time!
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

BOOM!

Posted by: rickb223 at March 27, 2022 03:38 PM (TWobj)

305 I could have done it of course. But getting dirty kinda sucks. Let someone else do that shit, lol.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:34 PM (Tknee)

Just wait until you get that flat in the middle of the first blizzard of the year, and nobody even answers the phone at Triple A.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 03:38 PM (P3gRi)

306 My sons paid attention, because they knew the next time a tire needed changing, they were up, and I would watch.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara

Yep - I have a broken tire stud on the truck that needs replacing. My good buddy across the street has asked me to show his two teenagers how it's done when I replace it. It will be fun.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:38 PM (Msys3)

307 292 I really feel sorry for older women left on their own.
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They probably don't have the money to hire a job out either. You guys who help older ladies and men are good people. People I don't care for are the ones that think they can con a nice person into doing something for free.
Posted by: dartist at March 27, 2022 03:32 PM (+ya+t)
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These ladies (there are four of them) are all sweet, and I'm happy to help them. (They don't ask; I volunteer when I learn of a problem.) I've fixed garbage disposals, fences, replaced mailboxes, etc. Easy stuff that doesn't take very long, and they're so grateful.

Speaking of hiring people, the garbage disposal was (badly) installed by some guy from HD, who put the steel retaining spring on the rubber sleeve in between the tailpiece and the disposal, which naturally eventually cut through the rubber. What an idiot! I couldn't get the requisite part, so a guy at HD, being apprised of what I was doing, whipped out a screwdriver and removed the requisite part from a display. Good guy.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:39 PM (S6plB)

308 When Mom died last year, Daughter got Mom's old make-up mirror, with lights. One was burned out. She went shopping for a replacement light bulb. Tiny base, frosted, incandescent, small round bulb. The electrical supply place couldn't help -- they did have bulbs with that size base, but they were long candleflame shaped. WTF? Lowe's employee was even more helpful -- nothing like it in stock, but he offered to check if it was available and went... online to Googul.

Here at our house, after decades of fussing, I finally ordered a replacement faucet set for a 100-year-old sink. Looks good - almost identical. 8" vertical mount dual faucet, although the soap dish does not have drain holes like the original. I have yet to install it because, I might be able to do it, or I might royally mess things up (as I am wont to do on many projects) and end up with no kitchen sink.

Posted by: mindful webworker - olde stuffe problems at March 27, 2022 03:39 PM (BLSYv)

309 Rechargeable batteries that don't.

The ones in our cordless phones are a prime example. Replacements are junk and still cost almost as much as a new handset.

Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 27, 2022 03:40 PM (BFigT)

310 You could make motor noises while climbing the ladder.

Posted by: DaveA at March 27, 2022 03:40 PM (FhXTo)

311 Just saw a tire mention, got to go fill up tires to correct pressure, one has a slow leak.

Posted by: Skip at March 27, 2022 03:40 PM (2JoB8)

312 193 @106 Live shot of the Livermore Centennial Bulb.

https://www.centennialbulb.org/cam.htm

Gives you goosebumps.
Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 27, 2022 02:57 PM (videA)

It really does!

Posted by: m at March 27, 2022 03:41 PM (k8wcX)

313 Geesh some people here can't roll with a joke LOL

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 27, 2022 03:41 PM (Irn0L)

314 I realized long ago life is easier to outsource shit. Yeah costs more but whatever. Money isnt everything. Could I learn that stuff? Probably. Do I want to? No. Same reason I pay a yard guy to take care of my lawn. Of course I can do it myself, anyone can cut the grass. I just dont want to.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:29 PM (Tknee)

Again, what if there's no one available? How long can you go with your thing broken (whatever it is)?

Yeah, I know, phrasing.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:41 PM (Mzdiz)

315 It's hard to find handymen willing to do small jobs. It's not cost effective for them to drive out to your place to do a job that's worth less $100.

Posted by: ALH at March 27, 2022 03:41 PM (eqjnd)

316 $10k is kinda low energy money for being a traitor to your country and proving a fucking tank to the other side. Ukes are cheap SOBs.
Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:37 PM (Tknee)

He is literally gambling his life for ten G's. Because the Russkis will shoot him they catch him. But since the story is Uke propaganda, it's likely entirely fiction, anyway.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 03:42 PM (P3gRi)

317 Damned shame the way Quality has done been all 'degradated' over the last ... what? ... 20 - 30 years ... that light shoulda had another 15 left in it, easy.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 27, 2022 03:42 PM (mu5GU)

318 FWP: I'm not sure if I have enough room on my cheapo laptop's puny HD for moar Kindle books.

Posted by: Helena Handbasket at March 27, 2022 03:43 PM (llON8)

319 I have one if you need to borrow.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 27, 2022 03:36 PM (mcfjc)

This is mostly tongue-in-cheek! I have the spring-cage one, and the suction cup one (that doesn't work well at all).

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 03:43 PM (XIJ/X)

320 Of course I can do it myself, anyone can cut the grass. I just dont want to.

Posted by: Joe XiDen

Nothing wrong with that. I do like to understand what it takes when doing any type of repair/maintenance around the house or for the vehicles though - it helps to keep me from getting ripped off if I decide to hire it out. Although, having been here for so long, I have a trusted list of tradesmen/mechanics I like.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:44 PM (Msys3)

321 At least 2 Israelis killed by terrorists in Hadera shooting spree
Two gunmen open fire at people getting off a bus in north; assailants, Israeli nationals, neutralized by police; at least six wounded to varying degrees; suspected attack comes just days after Islamic State-affiliated terrorist killed four Israelis in south

Time to re-arm all Israelis again.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 27, 2022 03:45 PM (Irn0L)

322 Just wait until you get that flat in the middle of the first blizzard of the year, and nobody even answers the phone at Triple A.
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Had a van that held the spare on a cable under it that always froze. Good times. After the second time I just threw the spare in the back.

Posted by: dartist at March 27, 2022 03:45 PM (+ya+t)

323 And the worst part is that I couldn't think of a power tool that I could use to change the bulb. So not only did I have to change a bulb in a high ceiling, I had to do it manually!

This is why we have servants

Posted by: Y5 at March 27, 2022 03:45 PM (yzUsu)

324 Makes me glad I bought all those boxes and cartons of gen-u-wine 'Made in 'Murrica! GE blubs before they shut down their last incan factory in the US and shipped everything overseas. Worst bulb I accidentally bought in the pre-closure buy-up was in a 4-pack of 100W 'Reveal' incans made in ... PO-land! When they blew, the blub either shattered on power-up or stuck in the fixture. Good thing I still have my pair of reverse-open pliers - made extraction a Brees.

Posted by: Dr_No at March 27, 2022 03:46 PM (mu5GU)

325 Time to re-arm all Israelis again.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 27, 2022 03:45 PM (Irn0L)

One of the more disappointing things about Israeli society is the curious lack of a robust sense that everyone should be armed.

Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 03:46 PM (XIJ/X)

326 Some one once observed "specialization is for ants".
It was preceded by a list of things every man should be able to do. Some of which I have never done.

Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 27, 2022 03:46 PM (jTmQV)

327 It used to be a mark of manhood to be able to care of business. I was totally disgusted by that commercial where Junior calls Mommy about his flat tire. Not AAA, Mommy.

"Change the @#$%^& tire yourself, or walk home!" Click. Dial tone.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:31 PM (S6plB)

I changed my first flat tire when I was 21 and shitfaced (blew out the sidewall going over a curb while turning right). I tucked my long dress into my underpants and got to work. Fortunately, no cops (or anyone else) drove by.

Dad was pissed. Of course, he didn't know I'd been drunk.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:47 PM (Mzdiz)

328 The ones in our cordless phones are a prime example. Replacements are junk and still cost almost as much as a new handset.
Posted by: Martini Farmer at March 27, 2022 03:40 PM (BFigT)
______________

Our phones are going on 25 years old, and I've only had to replace the rechargeable batteries on two of the five handsets. Never had a problem. Of course, we leave the phones on the chargers unless we're actually using them.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:47 PM (S6plB)

329 It is always distressing that traitors never ask for much $

Posted by: Y5 at March 27, 2022 03:47 PM (yzUsu)

330 If I get a flat in the middle of a blizzard I cal an Uber home and deal with it later. I kid, I kid. I have changed tires before and if absolutely needed I could again. But if I have the option to, I will let someone else deal with it.

Posted by: Joe XiDen - I miss Delta Variant at March 27, 2022 03:47 PM (uKnS6)

331 MK Barkat to gun owners: Bring your gun with you - and shoot any terrorist
Likud MK and former Jerusalem mayor urges Israeli gun owners to carry their firearms on them at all times, be prepared to shoot terrorists.

Sage Advise

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 27, 2022 03:48 PM (Irn0L)

332 If you are a married man, the most difficult sentence to say to your wife is:
"I can't fix it".

Posted by: gourmand du jour at March 27, 2022 03:48 PM (jTmQV)

333 Israel has not been the same since Begin

Posted by: Y5 at March 27, 2022 03:48 PM (yzUsu)

334 I have 4 Philips Hue colored led lights in my living room. I really like how I can have different settings.
Artic aurora is really good when watching movies.

And they are bright enough to read by.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 27, 2022 03:48 PM (mcfjc)

335 I changed my first flat tire when I was 21 and shitfaced (blew out the sidewall going over a curb while turning right). I tucked my long dress into my underpants and got to work. Fortunately, no cops (or anyone else) drove by.

Dad was pissed. Of course, he didn't know I'd been drunk.
Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 03:47 PM (Mzdiz)
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Good for you. Now tell me what your opinion would be of a guy who couldn't change the tire, when you could.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:48 PM (S6plB)

336
This is mostly tongue-in-cheek! I have the spring-cage one, and the suction cup one (that doesn't work well at all).
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 03:43 PM (XIJ/X)

I'm really surprised no one has suggested bubblegum at the end of a broomstick.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 03:49 PM (Fs5vw)

337 One of the more disappointing things about Israeli society is the curious lack of a robust sense that everyone should be armed.
Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 03:46 PM (XIJ/X)

The times, they may be a changing.

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 27, 2022 03:49 PM (Irn0L)

338 I'm really surprised no one has suggested bubblegum at the end of a broomstick.
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons

I use that hack for the 10mm socket that was dropped down the engine compartment onto the skid plate.

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:50 PM (Msys3)

339 One thing about being out on the ocean in a boat is it you learn very quick that you are on your own. Learn how to fix it or big trouble awaits.

Posted by: JackStraw at March 27, 2022 03:51 PM (ZLI7S)

340 319 Posted by: CharlieBrown'sDildo at March 27, 2022 03:43

Gotcha.

I have the spring cage one. And the pole when fully extended is 12 feet long. It was VERY useful when I swapped out the lights in the living room ceiling for the Philips Hue bulbs I mentioned above.
I have 10 foot ceilings, was able to change the bulbs without a ladder.

Posted by: Scuba_Dude at March 27, 2022 03:51 PM (mcfjc)

341 I'm really surprised no one has suggested bubblegum at the end of a broomstick.
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons

What is Jen psakis hood ornament

Posted by: Y5 at March 27, 2022 03:51 PM (yzUsu)

342 And the worst part is that I couldn't think of a power tool that I could use to change the bulb.

Imagine ... if you will ... a power light bulb tool ... in the hands of ace ...

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 27, 2022 03:52 PM (a3Q+t)

343 He is literally gambling his life for ten G's. Because the Russkis will shoot him they catch him. But since the story is Uke propaganda, it's likely entirely fiction, anyway.
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Ukes are no angels if it's them shooting.

https://tinyurl.com/2p8389ta

Posted by: dartist at March 27, 2022 03:53 PM (+ya+t)

344 Re the Russkie tank guy, everyone knows no one likes a traitor, for long. I rate the story, false.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at March 27, 2022 03:54 PM (oWBc3)

345 I changed a light bulb the other day. Grueling work LOL

Posted by: Nevergiveup at March 27, 2022 03:55 PM (Irn0L)

346 I use that hack for the 10mm socket that was dropped down the engine compartment onto the skid plate.
Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:50 PM

It's always a 10mm socket.

Posted by: Duncanthrax at March 27, 2022 03:55 PM (a3Q+t)

347 "Circuit breaker"? Pshaw.
I use the insulated needle-nosed to unscrew the fuse, AND THEN use a vegetable to unscrew the busted bulb.

Around these parts, a spanner handle extension made of old pipe is called a Tennessee Torque Wrench. No disrespect intended, either: most people can tell the name of the Tennesseean who showed it to 'em.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 27, 2022 03:55 PM (videA)

348 12 Q: How many introverts does it take to change a lightbulb?

A: *plaintive wail* Why does it have to be a group activity??
Posted by: Count de Monet at March 27, 2022 02:07 PM (4I/2K)

Made me laugh and I sent to my daughters....:-)

Posted by: Iris at March 27, 2022 03:56 PM (6lKe4)

349 301 In my will, I've requested two of my three ex-wives to be thrown onto my funeral pyre. Looking for EPA clearance now.
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 03:37 PM (Fs5vw)

LOL

Posted by: m at March 27, 2022 03:56 PM (k8wcX)

350 First-world problem:

Deck is deteriorating. (approx 12 x 40, max height 3ft over sloping ground) Have scrap pieces of siding and plywood laid over the worst rot-spots.

Lumber was so overpriced last year, decided to wait it out-- and now FJB has made everything exponentially worse!

Fuuuuu...

Posted by: JQ at March 27, 2022 03:56 PM (dpnJh)

351 Greetings:

I'm still serving my deportation to the Frisco Bay Area and I have to have tungsten (warm, reddish light) bulbs smuggled in from out of state to get around the eco-nut rulers dictates.

Posted by: 11B40 at March 27, 2022 03:56 PM (uuklp)

352 In my will, I've requested two of my three ex-wives to be thrown onto my funeral pyre. Looking for EPA clearance now.
Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons

Were you specific as to which two or is that not important?

Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:57 PM (Msys3)

353 Can't find my tire attachments to air compressor

Posted by: Skip's Phone at March 27, 2022 03:57 PM (2JoB8)

354
How long can you go with your thing broken (whatever it is)?
Yeah, I know, phrasing.

I know the thing.

Posted by: Joe Biden at March 27, 2022 03:57 PM (63Dwl)

355 My one acquiescence to paying others for jobs I once did is changing the oil in the cars. Usually there is sale somewhere that makes me not cringe at the labor charge. I like to be able to do most general maintenance work but changing oil is just a pain in the butt.

Posted by: G'rump928(c), not an Ace endorsed commenter at March 27, 2022 03:58 PM (BgzxT)

356 The turtle doves are starting to call to each other.

Springtime!

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 03:58 PM (Fs5vw)

357 Put a very thin coat of petroleum jelly (aka Vaseline) on the threads of a light bulb so it will be easy to unscrew in the future.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 03:58 PM (jYQlA)

358 I think it's fine for people to farm out chores, but the rule growing up was always to understand when you had the luxury and count your blessings. Otherwise it was if you can't do it, is it because you don't know how (learn), don't have the capacity (now, age) or don't have the tools needed (classic buy/lease) analysis. There's something to be said for knowing how to do things - required for living in the country too.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at March 27, 2022 03:59 PM (oWBc3)

359 How do i know if my light bulb is male or female when I go to buy a replacement ??? Can Judge Brown help me with this ???

Posted by: Ferd Berfall at March 27, 2022 04:00 PM (rAE97)

360 Got a bid this week for my deck, too (Lowes). It was also too high for me to say yes...and about 40% more than my neighbor's, who told me to go there b/c they liked the work they had done in January (yes, seriously - 2 months)...

Posted by: Nova local at March 27, 2022 04:00 PM (exHjb)

361 Electricity is sorcery.

Posted by: G'rump928(c), not an Ace endorsed commenter at March 27, 2022 04:01 PM (BgzxT)

362 Electrical, and I'm picking up the phone...

Electrical isn't all that hard, just be smart about what you're working with. I just wired up four LED "shop lights" in the garage last weekend, hardly any fires at all once I was done.

Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at March 27, 2022 04:01 PM (SchxB)

363

Were you specific as to which two or is that not important?
Posted by: Tonypete at March 27, 2022 03:57 PM (Msys3)

The first two. The third has turned out to be a good friend.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 04:01 PM (Fs5vw)

364 Food th head is up while I search again

Posted by: Skip's Phone at March 27, 2022 04:01 PM (2JoB8)

365 355 My one acquiescence to paying others for jobs I once did is changing the oil in the cars. Usually there is sale somewhere that makes me not cringe at the labor charge. I like to be able to do most general maintenance work but changing oil is just a pain in the butt.
Posted by: G'rump928(c), not an Ace endorsed commenter at March 27, 2022 03:58 PM (BgzxT)
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Agreed. I've done it, but I don't like crawling underneath the car, because there's so little clearance, and especially don't like crawling underneath a car that's being held up by a jack. (shudder)

Last, there's the problem of getting rid of the used oil.

Overall, not worth the hassle.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 04:01 PM (S6plB)

366 Use the GoJo and get upstairs, it's time to eat!

Posted by: dartist at March 27, 2022 04:01 PM (+ya+t)

367 It is fine to farm out the menial things, however, you should know how to do the things so you have some way of knowing if the guys you are hiring are doing it right

Even Steve Hayes dad made sure he went to a brothel so he would know if the guys were doing his wife right0

Posted by: Y5 at March 27, 2022 04:02 PM (yzUsu)

368 Couldn't change my car's oil if I wanted to-- there's no drain plug! Let the dealer do it.

The truck is easy enough, I can crawl under and do it myself. Hard part (at age 29) is the getting back up off the ground.

Posted by: JQ at March 27, 2022 04:02 PM (dpnJh)

369 The question with electric is always 120 or 240? Bark versus bite.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at March 27, 2022 04:02 PM (oWBc3)

370 I'm missing half the lights on the vaulted ceiling in my kitchen. There's a device for that? Even my step ladder doesn't work. I mean I could stand on the very top but noooo.

Posted by: N.L. Urker, oops, I commented again. Sorry, eh. at March 27, 2022 04:02 PM (VdGjU)

371 Electrical isn't all that hard, just be smart about what you're working with. I just wired up four LED "shop lights" in the garage last weekend, hardly any fires at all once I was done.
Posted by: Blanco Basura - moronhorde.com. Not insurgents, counterrevolutionaries. at March 27, 2022 04:01 PM (SchxB)
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It really isn't. It's pretty basic physics. I showed my sons how to check whether a wire is hot or not, how to use a multimeter, how to wire up a junction box, what gauge of wire you need for a given amperage, how to use wire nuts, etc. and basic aspects of the electrical code.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 04:04 PM (S6plB)

372 I had a flat last night driving home from South Carolina. I called AAA. A 45 minute wait and a $10 tip for being so quick.

My younger self shakes his head sadly at my laziness.

Posted by: G'rump928(c), not an Ace endorsed commenter at March 27, 2022 04:04 PM (BgzxT)

373 I'm missing half the lights on the vaulted ceiling in my kitchen. There's a device for that? Even my step ladder doesn't work. I mean I could stand on the very top but noooo.
Posted by: N.L. Urker, oops, I commented again. Sorry, eh. at March 27, 2022 04:02 PM (VdGjU)

Retractable poles work well.

Posted by: Mr Aspirin Factory at March 27, 2022 04:04 PM (l0RRz)

374 Couldn't change my car's oil if I wanted to-- there's no drain plug! Let the dealer do it.

The truck is easy enough, I can crawl under and do it myself. Hard part (at age 29) is the getting back up off the ground.

Posted by: JQ at March 27, 2022 04:02 PM

My Tacoma has a skid plate with 6 bolts you have to take off just to get to the oil plug. I will pay the $48 to have someone else do it for me while I sit in my tuck.

Posted by: Mister Scott (formerly GWS) at March 27, 2022 04:05 PM (bVYXr)

375 In my defense, I didn't want to get filthy on the road.

Posted by: G'rump928(c), not an Ace endorsed commenter at March 27, 2022 04:06 PM (BgzxT)

376 It's an old car-guy tradition to be very picky about what oil you use for each model. When you go to any garage facility, you can't be sure of what they're putting in there. I once specified adding a pint of a Slick-50 type additive to a Jeep transmission when it was in for its first warranty service; it turned out later that "the guy" had put in that one pint and skipped the rest of the gearbox lube. That trans (note new nickname?) went fine for thousands of miles on that one pint, and then of course the guy lost his job when the dealership had to install a new cluster.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 27, 2022 04:06 PM (videA)

377 220, 221... whatever it takes.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 04:07 PM (jYQlA)

378 The funny thing is when you finish an electrical or plumbing job and you activate the circuit breaker or turn on the water. There's that gush of relief that there's no smoke coming out of anything, or water rushing after the initial surge.

I mentioned the latter to a plumber at HD, and he laughed. He said, everyone does that. The water rushes, and just as you're starting to think, "Oh shit," it stops, and you relax. He said he does it to this day.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 04:07 PM (S6plB)

379 372 I had a flat last night driving home from South Carolina. I called AAA. A 45 minute wait and a $10 tip for being so quick.

My younger self shakes his head sadly at my laziness.
Posted by: G'rump928(c), not an Ace endorsed commenter at March 27, 2022 04:04 PM (BgzxT

LOL. That's what I do now too. I could be courageous and have a heart attack.....or call roadside assistance.

Posted by: Pork Chops & Bacons at March 27, 2022 04:08 PM (Fs5vw)

380 I'm missing half the lights on the vaulted ceiling in my kitchen. There's a device for that? Even my step ladder doesn't work. I mean I could stand on the very top but noooo.
Posted by: N.L. Urker, oops, I commented again. Sorry, eh. at March 27, 2022 04:02 PM (VdGjU)
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You'd have to be crazy to stand on the very top. The Essential Craftsman Youtube channel has a very good primer on how to use ladders safely, including some non-obvious tips.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 04:09 PM (S6plB)

381 Ask the internet to do an image search on "How I feel when I fix something." Hilarious picture of triumphant little kid with greasy hands.

Posted by: Quarter Twenty at March 27, 2022 04:10 PM (jYQlA)

382 Ladders are the debil

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at March 27, 2022 04:10 PM (oWBc3)

383 375 In my defense, I didn't want to get filthy on the road.
Posted by: G'rump928(c), not an Ace endorsed commenter at March 27, 2022 04:06 PM (BgzxT)
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Fair enough. I keep a pair of leather gloves in my trunk and a mat for just that reason. Also, a compressor to top up the toy tire, which inevitably will need it.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 04:11 PM (S6plB)

384 Retractable poles work well.

More and more Ukrainians say so.
If Biden had joked around with the 82nd, about nothing other than Poland being glory duty because girls pretty, food good and people like us, he'd be a hero. But no.

It's what another recent President would have said.
Know what I haven't heard in months now? A "dumb Polack" joke. It's like they just went away.

Posted by: Stringer Davis at March 27, 2022 04:15 PM (videA)

385 Fair enough. I keep a pair of leather gloves in my trunk and a mat for just that reason. Also, a compressor to top up the toy tire, which inevitably will need it.
Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 04:11 PM (S6plB)

Now add a tubeless tire plug kit, available cheap from many sources. If the puncture can be found, remove the sharp object that caused it, if present, use the hole reamer to clean out the hole, thread a plug through the eye of the inserter tool, coat the plug with cement, and force it in the hole, which can take a fair bit of muscle. But the whole process can go pretty quickly, and you don't have to jack the car up. Later, take it in to a tire shop, and they can install a patch on the inside for a permanent repair.

Posted by: Alberta Oil Peon at March 27, 2022 04:19 PM (P3gRi)

386 I don't think I've ever used a tire iron to change a flat. This is why I have a heavy duty cordless impact wrench in my truck. Tire irons are for tweaking attitudes.

Posted by: Dr. Bone at March 27, 2022 04:39 PM (S3EUx)

387 Sorry, had to make a casserole.

...
Good for you. Now tell me what your opinion would be of a guy who couldn't change the tire, when you could.

Posted by: Deplorable Jay Guevara at March 27, 2022 03:48 PM (S6plB)

Rather low.

Posted by: Miley, the Duchess, now with coof antibodies? at March 27, 2022 04:57 PM (Mzdiz)

388

from ORKUT
see Charlestown slogan

http://www.spatch.net/slogans.html

Posted by: zigzag at March 27, 2022 06:39 PM (Ht4eC)

389 Greatest speech ever according to our media being panned, worldwide, today. And DOD encryption keys found on Hunter's laptop. Exit stage left, Joe.

Posted by: Indignacio Vindacatorem at March 27, 2022 06:50 PM (oWBc3)

390 Wait until you get the next one. Higher priced, dinky size, and you better buy two while you're at it. They don't last that long.

Posted by: Kangarew66 at March 27, 2022 06:56 PM (7laK9)

391 I had installed a new heat lamp bulb and it blew out the first time I turned it on. Grrr. GE did not bring good things to life!

Worse, it was the heat lamp bulb in the farm's well pit - it's used to keep the plumbing from freezing. Get another bulb, pull the access cover, climb down into the pit again, reset the GFCI (which triggers every time a bulb blows), replace the bulb. Usually at -20 F or worse.

Good news is that I moved from the farm to town. Got too old to maintain the place.

I replaced two bulbs like the one pictured with LED bulbs to save energy. Previous owner of the house rarely used these lights - I use 'em 12 hours a day since the room is my basement office/bedroom.

I may never have to replace those LEDs!

Posted by: Dr. Bob at March 27, 2022 08:17 PM (zuECX)

392 179 Deplorable Jay Guevara
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You're way too nice a person. If you were more of an asshole people would stay away from you. It works!
Posted by: dartist at March 27, 2022 02:53 PM (+ya+t)

Spoken like a true Illinoisan. Rock on dartist.

Posted by: Farmer at March 27, 2022 10:31 PM (55Qr6)

393 Well one thing that's nice about led lights is they last like forever. (like all lights incandescent especially, they last longer if you don't turn them off/on a lot)

But even with that, the cost is such that you won't make up the difference in cost from the incandescent. Then again depending on where they are, they provide two things that leds can't and that's color and heat. That's right. I'd bet a lot of people don't realize how much heat their lights were throwing off thus lowering their heat fuel bill. It's small and with the price fluctuations they may not see it. I went and bought 100s of incandescents during the closing down the factories time (but they didn't) and I haven't had to use a one. (I went led in most places as I had the chance before the scare so I got ripped unless people need incandescent for some reason.)

Posted by: jakee308 at March 28, 2022 07:02 AM (OikrH)

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